Economics of Natural Disasters

Unlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assessment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, floods in Thailand, the typhoon Haiyan, and the eruptions of Mount Merapi. It also suggests avenues for better public policies to tackle economics of natural disasters.
Contents: Introduction and OverviewThe Empirical Literature on Poverty and Natural DisastersEconomic Losses from Natural Disasters: Quantification Approaches and Developments in Asian CountriesAn Analysis of Exposure Risk to Extreme Events in NatureAfter the Thrill is Gone: Impact Analysis of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake and Its ReconstructionImpact of Natural Disasters on Residential Property Values: Evidence from AustraliaDisaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management in Government Planning and Policy AgendaDisaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development: Going Forward
Readership: Graduate students and researchers in the areas of environmental economics, sustainable development, environment science, and public policy.Environmental Economics;Damages;Evaluation;Country Studies;Eartquakes;Tsunamis;Cost Benefit Analysis;Resilience;Sustainablitiy;Landslides;Floods;Volcanic Eruptions;Monsoons;Catastrophic Risk Management0Key Features:First book to contain comprehensive treatment on natural disasters seen from the economic perspectiveEmphasis on damage assessments caused by natural disastersTimely book, given the significant number of natural disasters in the recent years